RNZ- Tairāwhiti's largest GP practice cuts back
21st August 2024 | Back to News
Dr Hiria Nielsen
Radio New Zealand's Kathryn Ryan speaks with Dr Hiria Nielsen, managing partner at Three Rivers Medical.
Tairāwhiti's largest GP practice has closed its books to new patients and will no longer open at weekends or afterhours. Three Rivers Medical has 20,000 patients - 9,000 of whom are Māori.
The move means there will effectively be no after hours service in Gisborne, leaving the hospital's emergency department the only option.